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Committee on Women Historians

Established: 1971. It arose out of recommendations contained in the 1970 report of a special ad hoc committee on the Status of Women.

Purpose: To advocate for the interests of women in the historical profession and within the American Historical Association; to advocate for women’s and gender history; to foster an inclusive scholarship that challenges and transforms the practice of history, both substantively and methodologically.

Membership: 5 members, including one graduate student or early career professional. Members serve for three-year terms, with new members added on a staggered yearly basis. The committee meets twice a year by teleconference.